Equipment Engineering Technician, Service Manufacturing

As a Tesla Equipment Engineering Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational availability of a wide array of manufacturing equipment. You will apply your technical skills to install, maintain and repair mechanical and electrical systems, factory automation and robotics. You will work with the highest caliber process and equipment engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize or eliminate downtime. Tesla's Equipment Maintenance Technicians are also the first-responding problem solvers who manage machine breakdown recoveries to keep production running.

• Maintain manufacturing production tools to optimal working order
• Perform all scheduled preventative maintenance activities and assist in creation and maintenance of associated documentation
• Troubleshoot root cause of tool errors and substandard performance in a cost effective manner. This includes but not limited to: PLC troubleshooting, electro-mechanical systems, components, electronic sensors and switches
• Respond quickly to resolve unanticipated equipment problems
• Work with Production Engineering team to optimize tool performance and related continuous improvement activities
• Support other projects as needed by management as business needs chang
• Experience with interpreting schematics, troubleshooting and repairing electro-mechanical systems and components, hydraulic and pneumatic components, vacuum systems, vision systems, AC motor controls and PLC troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of sensors, switches, lasers, dispensers, robotics, and conveyance systems
• Experience with fabrication, welding, machining is highly desired, but not required
• Experience and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Demonstrated safe work practices, able to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Ability to command the English language, both written and verbal